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Madden NFL 12
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Packers 26-7 Raiders.
Seriously pissed off I lost my defensive shutout in this one. Niballer went deep near the end which my safety picked off, then in good spirit I dived to the ground instead of trying to return and the sap fumbled the ball
Good game mate. Enjoyed it and I'm sure with a few trades you can get that team going.0 -
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With the ravens winning their match against the Colts, the Browns are now officially out of playoff contention for the #6 wildcard
If I had won my last three matches and Mike had lost his then we would have both been been 8-8.
Tiebreaker Rules
*Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
Would have been 1-1
*Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
Would have been 3-3
*Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
Ravens would be 5-3, Browns would be 4-4
*Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
*Strength of victory.
*Strength of schedule.
*Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
*Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
*Best net points in common games.
*Best net points in all games.
*Best net touchdowns in all games.
*Coin toss
I have two matches that could be important for who I'm playing though. The ravens will be looking for the #6 seed, or maybe #5 or even to top the division. He will be looking for a win anyway. And then I'm facing the Cardinals, who I'm sure Adrian would like me to beat
What's a win worth to the pair of ye, I'm open to offers :pac: :pac:
Joking by the way, just incase 5 smilies weren't enough to tell.0 -
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davetherave wrote: »Ah now, I know kids can be annoying when they break stuff but there was no need to get a replacement baby just because of that :pac: :P I've already told my bro she needs a bro or sister, she takes after my bro anyway he's a habit of putting phones, remote controls etc in his mouth and breaking them! 0
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The Ravens coach is a forgiving sort but eventually lost patience with Donavan McNabb and benched him last two games.
Rather then blame the man behind the controller it's cleary the QB's fault
Denis Dixon did an adequate job and eeked out two narrow wins
With a tight play off race ahead, the BigBadRobs Bengals atop the division and a bitter wildcard race with the Titans and Texans it was time to go for experience and McNabb returned as stater
Ravens games have been typically low scoring, nervy affairs and the team who makes the first mistake loses.
Turnover going another way and it's likely the Browns and the Niners would have defeated the Ravens recently.
Ravens committed to the run game with Thomas Jones which is in the top five for TD's among backs.
But the Colts, a long bitter rival going back to Jim Irsay and their chequered history were up to the task, the Colts linebackers shutting down any runs.
Colts are more aggressive and with Philip Rivers under center had 25 pass attempts.
But with the best safety tandem of Eric Berry and Eric Weddle :cool: and two blazing fast corners, it was not a good day for Rivers, 8 for 25, 138 yards and two picks
Anyway, first quarter was a nervous, tight affair, teams trading possessions and Colts up by a FG. I swore it was short but it cleared the bar, then hit the middle bar behind. Not sure how to describe it, hope that's clear
Ravens receive and patiently drive up the field. McNabb decides to throw the bomb, a 40 yard pass but Robert Meachem was never open and it's a pick.
Two three and outs later, Ravens punt the ball and it goes out within the five, decent punt.
Rivers backed up and is nearly taken down for a safety. Ravens go to Cover Two zone and MLB Jonathon Goff picks with an INT. Thomas Jones powers it in a few plays later
Onto the second half and Ravens look to run the ball and Colts use their high flying pass offense which has carried them to number three in the leaguemanager power rankings. Philip Rivers is third in the league and heading for the leaguemanager Pro Bowl with 2700 yards so it's clearly successful. Not today I'm afraid
McNabb throws over forty yards to the endzone for a TD to Steve Smith. Right on the sideline, I'll be honest I didn't think it was a TD and Colts wisely challenged.
But ruling on the field upheld and it's 14-3
And that really was the end of it.
Colts had to go for the pass and James Farrior with another pick and my DE Campell with a fumble recovery races most of the field for a TD.
BIG MAN WITH THE FOOTBALL
Mario Williams with two sacks bringing more pressure.
Ravens ran mostly for the rest of the game with the odd play action and got another Thomas Jones rushing TD
Fourth quarter raced by, take a knee, it's over.
Good game McG, you still have the 2 seed so it's looking good for you.
We had mics but I couldn't hear you, awful static/inteference. Not sure if the issue is my side or your side
Best of luck anyway, you all but have a playoff place locked up
Titans won also so are level with Ravens but crucially the Ravens have the tiebreaker.
The key game this week is Texans and Bengals.
Must do a prediction but I'm not on Dave's level with thosedavetherave wrote: »I have two matches that could be important for who I'm playing though. The ravens will be looking for the #6 seed, or maybe #5 or even to top the division. He will be looking for a win anyway. And then I'm facing the Cardinals, who I'm sure Adrian would like me to beat
What's a win worth to the pair of ye, I'm open to offers :pac: :pac:
pm sent
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Dave is the master of these but I'll make an attempt
bobarena who had the Bengals last Madden season is missed but BigBadRob been a revelation and stormed to the top of the division.
Bungles no more and are 9-3
Texans are also strong this year and are embroiled in a bitter wildcard race at 7-5 with the Titans and Ravens.
Offense
Bengals are fifteeth in passing and nineteeth in rushing. A nice balanced offense.
However despite the respectable passing yds, Jay Cutler is being um, well Jay Cuter I suppose, 10 TDs but 19 INTs. However numbers are decieving and maybe Bengals rush more in the red zone, lets have a look.
Yes, that's it there, Michael Turner beasting it this season with 13 rushing TDs. Bengals are a powerhouse when rushing in the redzone.
No real notable Bengals WRs, Aaron Hernandez leads the team with 742yd. Rushing and passes to the TE, yes this is AFC North football :cool:
Lets those wimps in AFC South mess around with their high flying offenses :rolleyes::D
Houston are fourteeth in both rushing and passing so putting up higher numbers. Adrian Peterson with an excellent 870 yds and 11 TDs while the pass first strategy can be looked with 9TDs and 17Ints from Sam Bradford
Defense
Games often come down to the turnover battle and who makes the least mistakes, lets have a look at the D FENCE
Bengals
Here in the AFC North we play mean, brutal defense and the Bengals have embraced this, seventh against the pass and sixth against the run. Now that's impressive :cool:
I don't have a star player for this defence, more of a team effort but Patrick Chung SS is heading for the league manager probowl
Texans
This is worrying, seventeenth against the pass and twenty third against the run. Oh dear, can the Texans owner hire Wade Philips to come in and sort the D?
Incredibly, Texans have two players heading to the leaguemanger probowl, linebackers LaMarr Woodley and AJ Hawk. Between them they have clocked up thirteen sacks, five Ints and nine forced fumbles.
Bengals take note: locate these players before you run or pass or assign protection
Predication
Teams seem fairly level but Bengals at home will take it
Bengals +6
This game has serious implications for the playoffs, Titans are looking for a wildcard spot. As are the Ravens but the Ravens also have a distant shot at the AFC North title
Interesting times, looking forward to it0 -
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Will post up a detailed post in the morning about it lads. I've only played 3 games and it's a hell of a lot more enjoyable playing the computer in a season mode.0 -
There's a few reasons why I find NCAA a hell of a lot better than Madden.
Firstly, you'll notice it straight away from the first match you play against the CPU. When the coin toss happens, if the CPU win it, they will actually pick either receive or kick. Whereas in Madden, they ALWAYS pick receive which pisses me off to no end as I like to defer the kick and when playing, if I win or lose the toss I will always receive the ball in the 2nd half which is completely unrealistic. Also, the wind arrow actually works. In Madden, it's ridiculously inconsistent. Sometimes it'll tell you the wind is blowing against you and then you'll smash a 50 yarder over which could have easily gone over from 60, which shows your actually kicking with the wind.
Second thing is the presentation of the game, especially as the game begins. You get all gimmicks or entrances that each team do. There is a much better feel to this than in Madden where it's just the same generic thing for each team in Madden.
Thirdly is the actual gameplay and especially the CPU level. When I play a season mode in Madden, I find that All Pro is too easy for me so a select All Madden. I find All Madden ridiculous. The CPU's skill level doesn't go up. My player level goes down and it results in a crazy amount of broken tackles by the CPU which is completely unrealistic. The amount of CPU games I've finished with wanting to toss my Xbox out the window is unreal. You'd call a defensive play perfectly and the running back would break 2/3 tackles and gallop 80 yards into the endzone. NCAA is much different. I've started a dynasty mode with Wisconsin and I've won my first two games, but I'm actually being challenged on the difficulty. I have found no ridiculous situations where there's been a heapload of broken tackles. It seems NCAA improve the CPU's logic whereas Madden just make you worse.
The gameplay itself seems to have a much better flow to it. I find myself more enthralled in the game and thinking a hell of a lot more. The playbooks are also a hell of a lot more fun to run. Running the spread offence and the option plays is very enjoyable and can be very difficult to stop.
The only fault that I can see with NCAA so far is the fact that they don't have the rights for players names. However, as long as you are connected to the web, you can get all the real names within a minute. They have a section where you can download other people's rosters, so all you do is enter the username of the person who has renamed all the players and you will then run the game off his database instead of your own one.
If you have a PS3, get this lads. You won't go back to Madden. Only reason I'll be playing Madden from now on is for the online franchise. Which may mean the other lads have a better chance
Here's where I got it from: http://www.365games.co.uk/ps3-games/ncaa-football-12-game
Edit: Having played a few more games I've three more things to add.
1. ESPN Presentation. It's fantastic to play the game with the proper ESPN presentations and scoreboards and stat screens. Why Madden couldn't do this with NFL Network even I don't know.
2. The Kicking and Punting: They use the old version of what Madden used with the right stick having to be pushed back and then forward in the direction of which you wanna kick. This brings skill into kicking and punting and makes you think twice about trying to kick it out on the one yard line cause a slip of the finger and they're coming out on the 30 yard line instead.
3. Ability to make mass Substitutions: As far as I'm aware, you can't do this in Madden whereas in this if you're up loads and want to give subs a few snaps, one click of the button and the whole 2nd team is on the field.0 -
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